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Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries
NEW YORK (AP) — The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as...
The next generation of Buffetts is poised to become one of the biggest forces in philanthropy
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The next generation of Buffetts — Howard, Susie and Peter — is poised to become one of the most powerful forces in philanthropy when their 94-year-old father, the legendary businessman and leader of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, eventually passes away. ...
Giving away a fortune: What could Warren Buffett's adult children support?
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's adult children — Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett — have long track records as philanthropists, giving away more than $15 billion of their dad's money through their foundations since 2006. But because they don’t habitually seek publicity...
Today in History: August 30, Shackelton’s Endurance crew rescued
Today is Friday, Aug. 30, the 243rd day of 2024. There are 123 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 30, 1916, on his fourth attempt, explorer Ernest Shackelton successfully returned to Elephant Island in Antarctica to rescue 22 of his stranded crew...
Warren Buffett's firm sells another $1 billion of Bank of America stock but still holds almost 12%
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett's company has unloaded more of its Bank of America stake, selling nearly 25 million shares worth almost $1 billion over the past week. Berkshire Hathaway has steadily sold off 116 million Bank of America shares since July. But it still...
Warren Buffett details Berkshire's Apple, Chevron and Capital One sales while also buying more Chubb
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett offered more details Wednesday about the stocks he has been selling lately, including confirming that he sold more than 389 million Apple shares during the second quarter. Berkshire Hathaway still owns 400 million shares of the iPhone maker, so it...
Apple, Krystal Biotech fall; Tyson Foods, Kellanova rise, Monday, 8/5/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Apple Inc., down $10.59 to $209.27. Billionaire Warren Buffett slashed Berkshire Hathaway’s massive Apple stake. Kellanova, up $10.22 to $73.20. ...
Warren Buffett surprises by slashing Berkshire Hathaway's longtime Apple stake in second quarter
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett slashed Berkshire Hathaway's massive Apple stake in a move that could prove unsettling for the broader stock market — both because the investor is so revered and because there had been little positive financial news lately. Just two...
Warren Buffett donates again to the Gates Foundation but will cut the charity off after his death
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett announced another $5.3 billion in charitable gifts Friday, but in a major shift of his longtime giving plan he said he plans to cut off donations to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after his death and let his three children decide how to...
